Home » Legal developments » European legislation » EU: European Commission publishes a study on due diligence requirements throughout the supply chain, providing substance for potential EU legislation EU: European Commission publishes a study on due diligence requirements throughout the supply chain, providing substance for potential EU legislation On 24 February the European Commission published the results of a study on due diligence requirements throughout the supply chain. The report reviews different Member States’ own practices and regulations (an substantial annex provides a comprehensive 12-country comparison of reporting and due diligence practice). In a press statement accompanying the publication, the European Commission notes that one in three companies in the EU is currently exercising due diligence in terms of human rights and environmental impacts and that 70% of the 334 companies that responded agree that EU-level regulation on a general due diligence requirement for human rights and environmental impacts could be beneficial for companies, thus inferring the need for ‘community legislation’ imposing such a requirement. Through . Published on 25 February 2020 à 13h12 - Update on 25 February 2020 à 15h22 Resources The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Civic Consulting produced this 600-page main report alongside several annexes. In its synthesis of the survey carried out, authors, note, ‘Just over one-third of business survey respondents indicated that their companies are undertaking due diligence,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels